There have been rising cases of police violence, human rights abuses and extra-judicial killings. A 2014 Kenya Human Rights Commission report outlined how police officers in some places beat up innocent people, looted, raped, torched houses and engaged in extra-judicial killings without fear of repercussions. But perhaps the area that has experienced the highest number of extra-judicial killings is the Coast region under the guise of fighting terrorists. Updated Mon, July 4th 2016 at 00:00 GMT +3Kenyan courts are set to begin experiencing a week-long paralysis from today. The Government's laid-back attitude in effecting proper reforms within the discredited police service only compounds an already dire situation.

Source: Standard Digital July 03, 2016 20:37 UTC